a dos aguas medianeras
English translation: double-pitched roof
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| 5 | double-pitched roof |
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| 5 | roof sloped in two directions |
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| 4 | pitched, gabled roof |
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| 3 | two divided roofs |
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two divided roofs Explanation: 'Medianeras' are partitions or divides, more used in describing walls; |
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2 hrs confidence:
pitched, gabled roof Explanation: Your hunch was correct apart from the concern about "medianeras". |
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4 hrs confidence:
double-pitched roof Explanation: the way I've always seen it and also the way it's stated in Routledge English-Spanish Technical Dictionary: double pitch roof n CONST tejado a dos aguas m |
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roof sloped in two directions Explanation: De acuerdo con el Diccionario para Ingenieros de Louis Robb: mediaagua: lean-to, roof sloped in one direction No obstante, puesto que se trata de dos agus, yo lo traduciría como: roof sloped in two directions -------------------------------------------------- Note added at 1 hr (2014-03-11 16:07:56 GMT) -------------------------------------------------- A propósito, la expresión "medianera" se refiere a que el techo se divide/parte en 2 a la mitad. -------------------------------------------------- Note added at 1 hr (2014-03-11 16:10:09 GMT) -------------------------------------------------- Para muestra, un botón: http://www.mtmdist.com/3563-casa-europea-15mm -------------------------------------------------- Note added at 2 days9 hrs (2014-03-14 00:46:13 GMT) -------------------------------------------------- Another option: A-frame noun [ C ] US a simple house shaped like an A, with two of its four walls sloping and meeting at the top to act as a roof http://www.houzz.com/A-frame-roof |
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